Local Yokel Weather 

Most of the region picked up a quarter inch of rain from Friday PM - Sat midday and we'll experience a small window of dry weather Saturday afternoon before more precip arrives later tonight. Sunday will be a dreary day with temps in the low - upper 40's across most of the region, however the highest elevations above 5500' will remain near freezing with a light accumulation of wet snow late Sunday into Monday morning. But this short lived round of uninspiring weather quickly

We'll experience a round of heavy rain and strong winds this afternoon (Thursday), with the bulk of the action occurring after sunset. The forecasted totals have been lowered slightly to 1.5 - 3" regionwide, with the highest amounts occurring along the SC state line and Unicoi Mountains. Dry weather takes over for the weekend and temps run a touch above normal both days. A front approaches the region Monday, sparking rain to develop later in the day, becoming regionwide Tuesd

Good morning folks! It has been a soggy end to the week and rainfall totals coming in are running roughly 1 - 2" higher than predicted, with the highest totals well above the 5" we forecasted on Tuesday. As of Friday morning (9am), the highest total since Wednesday morning is out of Rosman with 8.42", followed by Lake Toxaway in second place with 6.93". There are a few other sites that have surpassed the six inch mark, including Otto and Newfound Gap, while the remainder of S

Good morning folks! We will enjoy one more day of dry weather before showers arrive Wednesday afternoon, becoming widespread overnight into Thursday and then peaking in terms of intensity/rates Thursday afternoon into Friday morning. Most of the rain will be over by midday Friday and then we'll enjoy a short lived break from the rain on Saturday, with dry weather extending into Sunday morning. It's possible showers return Sunday afternoon but the models have not fully come ar